So next week is Homecoming at my new school.  I usually don’t go crazy for Homecoming dress up week…BUT Thursday is Harry Potter Day!  Seniors are Gryffindor, Juniors are Slytherin, Sophmores are Ravenclaw, and the Freshmen are Hufflepuff.  So clearly I have to go as a Hogwart’s Professor.  Of course, I’m going to do McGonagall, but this costume has to be done by Thursday, therefore, it really has to be done by tomorrow.  I ran to Joann’s and bought 6 yards of green crushed velvet (ewww…I know, but I needed it to be cheap).  I haven’t quite figured out the pattern, but I have about a million patterns.  I’m thinking right now that I’m going to use the overgown from the LaMode Bagatelle Artistic Reform Teagown and use some sleeves from a 1920’s-ish pattern that I have.

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The “Robe” I’d like to try to make is the Overgown on the left.  The sleeves showing are part of the underdress, the actual gown is sleeveless.  I thought the sleeves from the butterick pattern might be a good option.  The goal is to look vaguely like this: 

So today, more mundane sewing is on the agenda.  I’m making my first Halloween costume for Jude.  He was a bit young for Halloween last year, so we just stuck him in some overalls and cowboy boots with a bandanna for a “cowboy” costume at his daycare.

This year, with no prompting, Jude decided that he wanted to be a Panda.  So Panda it is.

I decided to use Butterick pattern 3238.   The only real adjustment I have to do it to make an extra seam in the body/leg portion to make the legs black.

So far I have the whole thing cut out and I’m off to sew.

Here’s hoping that my 2-year-old still wants to be a panda in three weeks!